If I signed a contract to take their terms as well as my own term of service and volunteer to go to Iraq as soon as I had enough training would a recruiter arrange to have the two others honorably discharged?
2007-02-11 06:37:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Would they do it for one?
2007-02-11 06:38:56 · update #1
Let me clarify some things: I don't plan on joining unless this will work. Also, I want answers from people who either know a recruiter, are a recruiter, or have a decent grasp of military law. What if I signed a 20yr term? Would they go for that?
2007-02-11 06:46:28 · update #2
And neither of them are in Iraq.
2007-02-11 06:47:37 · update #3
And personal responsability is not what I'm asking about.
2007-02-11 06:48:23 · update #4
No.
In the time when the military was fed in warm bodies by the draft, and in those countries where not every young man was expected to serve, it was customary that a draftee might be able to dodge so long as a replacement was provided... but such practices have not been valid at least since WWII, if not WWI or even before...
Things no longer work that way, especially in countries where military service is on a strict volunteer basis. If you sign to be enlisted, then you serve, or you have a legally valid motive not to. Replacement people are no longer accepted, even for the grunt posts where minimal ability, skills and training are needed.
2007-02-11 06:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok one thing that I learned when I joined the military when I was 17 was that once you join the military you are property of the US government. The US government will not give up that property just because someone else is willing to take their place. That would leave the military with less people when what they are wanting right now is more people. There are specific reasons to get a discharge (honorable or otherwise). A person can get a discharge for medical reasons. They can be discharged for committing a crime (but would have to spend time in Fort Leavenworth military prison). They can also be discharged if they are injured in the military. There are a few others but those are the most popular reasons for discharge.
2007-02-11 14:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by V H B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the person joined to serve their country. In order to get an honorable discharge you have to be honorable. Skipping out on your contract is not honorable. Wanting to serve someone else's contract when they cannot fulfill there's is very honorable, we need more people like that in the military, really we need more like that in this country. Thanks for serving.
2007-02-11 14:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the military will not allow you to take extra tours in Iraq as so your BCT buddies can just go home.
2007-02-11 14:45:26 · answer #4 · answered by heavy_cow 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No never heard of anyone doing that.
Work on your time in the service than worry about others.
2007-02-11 14:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
N O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A recruiter has absolutely
nothing to do with arranging anything for anyone
after they have taken the oath of enlistment. That is between you and your 1st Sgt and
CO!!!!
2007-02-11 14:48:51 · answer #6 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. personal responsibility dictates that when a person gives his or her word to do something they have to do it. Not someone else.
2007-02-11 14:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by Mother 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Your contract is for you alone.
2007-02-11 14:39:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short answer, no.
2007-02-11 14:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by Joe P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋